Sandal with insole smaller than outsole



Dec. 7, 1954 J. B. FLAUTT 2,696,057

SANDAL WITH INSOLE SMALLER THAN OUTSOLE Filed Sept. 6, 1951I IN VEN TOR.

United States Patent O SANDAL WITH INSOLE SMALLER THAN OUTSOLE John B.Flauti, Swampscott, Mass.

Application September 6, 1951, Serial No. 245,365

3 Claims. (Cl. 36-11.5)

The present invention relates to a sandal and more particularly to amodern type sandal which may be worn by men, women and children.

ln the present invention the sandal may be provided with a vamp strapand a heel or quarter strap, or other suitable means may be used to holdthe sandal on the foot.

One of the objects of the present invention is to construct a noveltytype sandal in which the outer sole is provided with a margin extendingbeyond the border where the normal upper and sole are secured together.This marginal border begins at the beginning of the heel and extends ina uniform curve from one side of the heel around the toe tip to theother side of the beginning of the heel. The sandal may have a wedgeheel or other type of heel or may be flat.

A further feature of the present invention is that the sandal iscomposed of what may be called an inner sole and an outer sole, theinner sole having substantially the same or greater thickness than theouter sole with the inner sole bound around its marginal edge andsecured to the outer sole by cement or other means.

A further feature of the present invention is that the outer solecomprises a sole facing flange or margin and under-lying strip ifdesired and an outer sole proper, all of which are assembled togetherprior to attachment to the inner sole and wedge if a wedge is used.

A further feature of the present invention is that the outer sole may bescalloped and stitched with stitching just within the marginal edge ofthe scallops.

Other features of the present invention will be more fully understoodfrom a description in the specification set forth below when taken inconnection with the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the sandal of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the sandal of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional View of a detail of construction onthe line 3-3 of Figure 2, and,

Figure 4 shows in fragmentary detail the assembly steps of the outersole manufacture.

The method of construction of the shoe of the present invention may bevaried but for simplicity and deniteness will be outlined in a preferredorder of operations. The inner sole 1 is finished with an edge bindingstrip 2, one face of which forms a periphery 3 under the inner sole andthe other face 4 of which lies over the top of the inner sole al1 aroundits periphery. The sock lining 5 covers this binding periphery. All ofthese elements may be cemented to the inner sole 1. The vamp strap 6 isalso tacked or secured in some practical manner, as by cement, to theunderside of the inner sole. In the manufacture of the outer soleassembly, the outer sole 8 is irst blocked out to size without outerornamentation as indicated in Figure 4 and so also the sole facing 9with the underlay 10 if that is used. These three parts are then securedtogether with their front edges in alignment and then the outerscalloping effect 11 is obtained by a single die cut.

The outer sole 8 and facing 9 with underlay 10 may then be stitchedaround the periphery as shown by stitching 12, or this may be done afterthe whole sandal is assembled together. In the further assembly of thesandal the wedge 13 which conforms to the contour of the inner sole andcommences from the instep rearward, is preferably attached to the innersole, after which the outer sole assembly 7 may be cemented to the innersole and the attached wedge.

The outer sole assembly 7 in the heel portion conforms to the contour ofthe wedge and inner sole, but commencing at a position corresponding tothe beginning of the heel of a normal shoe the outer sole broadens in anoutwardly extending marginal section 14 which extends all around thesole from one side of the sandal to the other.

This presents not only in attractive appearance but gives a broader solearea beyond the normal foot size, enhancing the wearing qualities andcomfort of the sandal.

A quarter or heel strap 15 with suitable fastening means may be securedto the underside of the inner sole at the beginning of the normal heelsection.

The underlay 10 may be a thin sheet having a different color from thefacing edge 9 of the outer sole and shows through the holes 16 in thefacing piece. The vamp strap 6 may also be laced with lacings 17 and 18having contrasting or matching colors with the Vamp strap.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. A sandal of the type described comprising an outer sole assemblyconsisting of an outer sole member and a iiat thin facing strip securedin face-to-face relation thereto and forming a marginal stripterminating coextensively with the edge of said outer sole member fromthe shank region of said outer sole member to the toe end thereof andextending inwardly over a marginal section only of said outer solemember, an inner sole secured to said outer sole assembly inface-to-face relation and covering only an inner border of said marginalstrip with said inner sole being substantially smaller than the outersole in the area from the shank region to the toe end thereof and of thesame size as said outer sole in the area from the shank region to theheel end thereof, and means secured between said inner and outer solesat either side of the shoe and a heel strap for fastening the sandal tothe foot.

2. A sandal as in claim 1 in which said marginal facing strip and outersole is provided with a scalloped border with the facing strip stitchedto the outer sole by a line of stitching following the contour of thescalloped border.

3. A sandal as in claim 1 in which said marginal facing strip isprovided with decorative perforations having a thin underlying sheet ofa contrasting color secured in face-toface relation to said facing stripon the underside thereof.

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